Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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As per the 2022 WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity report, women will have 74 per cent of the wealth accumulated by men, when they retire.
In Asia-Pacific (APAC), India had the worst gender wealth gap (64 per cent), more than the global average. A major factor for this is India’s gender pay gap for professional and technical roles. Another factor is that opportunities for women in leadership positions are limited, with only 3 per cent of women in workforce at senior positions.

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The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti held Technical Session on ‘Rural WASH Partnerships – the way forward’ on the second day of the 7th India Water Week.
‘WASH’ stands for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). Union Jal Shakti Minister also launched the toolkit for Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2023 and the web portal for the ‘Twinpit to Retrofit Abhiyan’

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‘National Cancer Awareness Day’ is observed on November 7 every year in India, to highlight the risks of cancer.
National Cancer Awareness Day was announced in September 2014. It also coincided with the birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Marie Curie, whose contributions led to the development of radiotherapy for cancer treatment.

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Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog launched the fourth edition of ‘Innovations for You’ coffee table book.
It features as many as 75 successful women entrepreneurs of India, which are supported by Atal Incubation Centres (AICs) of AIM, NITI Aayog. The ‘Innovations for You’ series captures how start-ups are innovating to create a sustainable future.

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A new species of endemic honeybee has been discovered in the Western Ghats. It has been named Apis karinjodian given the common name Indian black honeybee.
A new species of honeybee has been spotted from the Western Ghats after more than 200 years. The last honeybee described from India was Apis indica in 1798.

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The Indian Army has started the process to procure 120 loitering munitions and 10 aerial targeting systems to improve its military might along the border with China.
It has also planned to procure an array of additional systems including 100 K9 Vajra howitzers and UAVs to further augment combat abilities.

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The Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has launched an elephant adoption programme, under which non-governmental organisations, institutions, trusts or individuals can sponsor the expenses of Forest Department’s camp elephants.
The sponsor will bear expenses of the feeds, medicines, health supplements and other incidental expenses. Any donor who is willing to adopt the elephants will get an exemption under section 80 G of the Income Tax Act 1961.

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Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), under NITI Aayog, has launched women-centric challenges under phase-II of the second edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC)
ANIC is an initiative launched to select and support technology-based innovations that solve sectoral challenges of national importance and societal relevance through a grant-based mechanism of up to ₹1 crore.

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US Secretary of Commerce and Commerce and Industry Minister of India have launched the US-India CEO Forum.
It aims to bring together business executives and discuss ways to strengthen economic and commercial ties between the two countries. The US has surpassed China to become India’s top trading partner in 2021-22.

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Uttarakhand is celebrating its 22nd state foundation day on November 9. Uttarakhand was formed on the same day in 2000, as 27th state of India.
The state is divided into Garhwal and Kumoan divisions. Several programs were held in various parts of the state to mark the occasion.